diff --git a/bindata/manifests/cni-config/sriov-cni-config.yaml b/bindata/manifests/cni-config/sriov-cni-config.yaml
index 6e917e528..749e326c7 100644
--- a/bindata/manifests/cni-config/sriov-cni-config.yaml
+++ b/bindata/manifests/cni-config/sriov-cni-config.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ metadata:
     k8s.v1.cni.cncf.io/resourceName: {{.SriovCniResourceName}}
 spec:
   config: '{
-  "cniVersion":"0.3.1",
+  "cniVersion":"1.0.0",
   "name":"{{.SriovNetworkName}}",
 {{- if .MetaPluginsConfigured -}}
   "plugins": [
diff --git a/controllers/sriovibnetwork_controller_test.go b/controllers/sriovibnetwork_controller_test.go
index 9b2aef84e..badb11d97 100644
--- a/controllers/sriovibnetwork_controller_test.go
+++ b/controllers/sriovibnetwork_controller_test.go
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ func generateExpectedIBNetConfig(cr *sriovnetworkv1.SriovIBNetwork) string {
 	if cr.Spec.IPAM != "" {
 		ipam = cr.Spec.IPAM
 	}
-	configStr, err := formatJSON(fmt.Sprintf(`{ "cniVersion":"0.3.1", "name":"%s","type":"ib-sriov",%s"ipam":%s }`, cr.GetName(), state, ipam))
+	configStr, err := formatJSON(fmt.Sprintf(`{ "cniVersion":"1.0.0", "name":"%s","type":"ib-sriov",%s"ipam":%s }`, cr.GetName(), state, ipam))
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
diff --git a/controllers/sriovnetwork_controller_test.go b/controllers/sriovnetwork_controller_test.go
index 356b7d3cd..2eceb2133 100644
--- a/controllers/sriovnetwork_controller_test.go
+++ b/controllers/sriovnetwork_controller_test.go
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ func generateExpectedNetConfig(cr *sriovnetworkv1.SriovNetwork) string {
 	}
 
 	configStr, err := formatJSON(fmt.Sprintf(
-		`{ "cniVersion":"0.3.1", "name":"%s","type":"sriov","vlan":%d,%s%s"vlanQoS":%d,%s%s%s%s"ipam":%s }`,
+		`{ "cniVersion":"1.0.0", "name":"%s","type":"sriov","vlan":%d,%s%s"vlanQoS":%d,%s%s%s%s"ipam":%s }`,
 		cr.GetName(), cr.Spec.Vlan, spoofchk, trust, vlanQoS, vlanProto, state, logLevel, logFile, ipam))
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)